Combined type-table and galley-rack



(No Model.)

J.JEHLE.

COMBINED TYPE TABLE AND GALLEY RACK. No. 407,403. Patented July 23,1889.

witnesses. Inventor.

N. PHERS. Phallrliflwgnpher. Wailinglun. D. Q

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN JEHLE, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

' COMBINED TYPE-TABLE AND GALLEY-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,403, dated July 23,1889.

Application filed July 18 1888. Serial No. 280,347. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

- Be it known that 1, JOHN JEHLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedType-Tables and Galley-Racks; andI do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to appliances for the use of printers; and itconsists in a combined galley-rack and type-table or dump for thereception of dead matter awaiting distribution.

The object of. the invention is, primarily, to save space required forthe reception of dead matter in large offices, and, secondlyfto do awaywith the necessity of having severalimposing-stones,which are generallyused for this purpose in addition to their normal use as a surface forlocking up forms.

Minor objects accomplished by this invention, in addition to those abovestated, are to provide means for easily transferring type from galleysto the table; to furnish means for carrying 0d the superfluous waterused in wetting the type; to enable the matter to be easily carried fromone part of the room to another in large quantity, and at the same timerender every part of the matter easily accessible; to provide aconvenient and spacesaving receptacle for full galleys, job-forms, andsort-cases, and to combine all of the said advantages in a simple andinexpensive form.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a view in front elevation of my invent-ion. Fig. 2 is avertical cross-section of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the top ofthe table or dump. Fig. 4 is a similar view of one of the additionaltables; and Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 1 of a portion of theinvention, showing a modification of the manner of arranging theportable tables.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

' A represents the top of the principal table, consisting of a fiatsurface preferably formed of wood, and having its upper side coveredwith a metallic surface-as, for instance, sheetzinc-closely drawn overthe wood and fastened at the edges by means of a narrow strip of wood ormetal a, through which and the metal covering suitable screws or othermeans of fastening pass into the edges of the table A. The upper edge ofthis border-strip a is horizontal in cross-section, and is located alittle lower than the upper surface of the table, as shown at 19,forming a narrow ledge or shelf upon which to rest the edge of thegalley when type is to be transferred from the same to the table, thusbringing the upper surface of the galley a little lower than the top ofthe table.

Attached to the border-strip a, or to the edges of the table underneaththe same, is a gutter or trough B, surrounding the table, and preferablyinclined from all points toward one corner thereof, for the purpose ofreceiving the water which is used in wetting the typebeforedistribution. The water may be caught in a convenient receptacle andconveyed away as desired.

In addition to the surface afforded by the table A, and for the purposeof increasing the available receiving-surface without using additionalfloor-space, I make use of several additional tables, as'O O, placedabove the same and constructed similarly to the table A, abovedescribed, with the exception of the gutter B. These additional tablesare made of slightly-smaller dimensions than the table A, and when inposition above the same the gutter upon the principal table serves forthe additional tables as well.

The tables 0 C are provided upon the under side with supports 0 0,consisting of strips of wood or other suitable material, extendingacross and attached to the under side of each table, one near each endof the same. The height of the support may be as great as desired,butmust be somewhat greater than the height of the type, and is preferablynot more than twice as high, in order to allow of several additionaltables being placed upon the principal table, one above the other,without causing the upper table to be of inconvenient height.

Near each end of the tables A and O C, and extending across from frontto rear upon the surface of the same, are upwardly-projecting ribs orguides (Z (l,which serve the double purpose of a support for the typeand as a guide for the supports of the next additional table, the guidesand supports being so located with reference to each other that theinner edge of each support shall register with the outer edge of theguide. One table can thus be easily made to slide upon another withoutdanger of disturbing the type upon the lower table. The position andarrangement of the several tables will be clearly seen by reference toFig. 1.

Handles E E are attached to each end of the upper oradditional tables,to enable them to be easily removed or carried from one place toanother.

The table A may be mounted upon legs or supports in the same manner as atable for ordinary purposes; but for the purpose of saving space I haveshown it as forming the top of a series of shelves 8 e, placed a shortdistance apart, one above the other, and which may be permanently unitedin a suitable frame, or simply resting, one upon another, upon supportssimilar to those supporting the tables 0 (J. The spaces between theseveral shelves are designed to be used for galleys, and the shelves maybe provided with inclined galley-supports, as f f, to enable the matterto be easily read. The space underneath the lower shelf is made somewhathigher than the rest, and thus affords a convenient place forsort-cases, as shown at F F; or, if desired, the entire space underneaththe table may be constructed so as to be used for sort-cases orchase-rack.

For use in a job oifice I prefer to arrange the shelves as shown in Fig.2, each alternate shelf being constructed of somewhat less depth thanthe others, leaving at the back of the case half as many spaces as infront, but with each space of twice the height, thus affording aconvenient place for job-forms and the like when in keeping for futureuse.

The shelves 6 c are preferably also covered with a metallic covering andprovided with the border-strips a a, as in the case of the tables A and(J C, in order that the shelves may be adapted for use, if desired, inthe same manner as the portable tables, the ledge at front and backserving the purpose of a rest for the galley, as in the manner abovespeci-.

fied. The ledge also serves as a support for any receptacle upon whichjob-forms may be carried and from which they may be transferred to theshelves.

In small ofiiees', or where many varieties of type are used, it may bedesirable to have the several tables C C so arranged that type may betaken from one of the lower tables without disturbing those above it. Toprovide for this I have shown in Fig. 5 a modification of thearrangement of the tables. In this construction the first of theadditional tables, or the one that is next to the main table A, is madea little smaller than in the construction first described, and eachsucceeding table is made a little larger and placed upon supports of asuflieient height and distance apart, so that the latter rest upon themain table outside of the first and raise the under side of the tableabove the type upon the first table. Each succeeding table in likemanner is supported above and outside the last. It will be seen,therefore, that any one of the lower tables can be drawn out and thetype removed therefrom without disturbing the tables above or below. Inthis construction it may be desirable to place several guide-strips, as(Z (1, upon the main table A, the supports of the several tables slidingin the channel or groove formed between two adjacent strips. The tablesin the latter construction are made in the same manner as in the first,except in the particulars set forth.

In offices where one kind of type is principally used the firstconstruction is most desirable, the matter being distributed from theupper table first, which. can then be removed; but where a variety oftype is used the latter construction will be found more convenient.

By the use of this invention a great savin is effected in the matterofspace and in convenience, while the several tables answer the purposeof containing dead matter equally as well as the imposing-stone commonlyused for this purpose, and the latter need only be used for its normalpurpose, thereby saving theexpense of a second stone; and the tables canbe easily carried from one part of the room to another and the typethere distributed, thus avoiding the loss of time occasioned by thenecessity of coming and going to and from the dead-matter stonescommonly used.

I claim as my invention- 1. A table for receiving type, having ametalcovered top, a surrounding ledge whose upper surface is slightlylower than the top of the table, a gutter or trough attached to the sameand surrounding the table, and up wardly-projccting cross-ribs upon theupper surface and near the opposite ends of the table, substantially asand for the purpose herein specified.

2. A table for receiving type, having a m etalcovered top andupwardly-projecting crossribs thereon near each end, a surrounding ledgehaving its upper surface a little lower than the table-top, and a gutteror trough surrounding the table and attached to the said ledge, incombination with a series of portable tables similar to the first andadapted to rest thereupon, each having downwardly-extendin g supports onthe underside thereof adapted to rest against the outer edges of saidcrossribs and be retained in position thereby, substantially as and forthe purpose herein specified.

A type-receiving table consisting of a se IIO ries of metal-coveredshelves adapted to rest and attached to said ledge, substantially as T0one upon another by means of supports at and for the purpose hereinspecified.

each end of the under side thereof, the said In testimonywhereof Iaffixmy signature in shelves and supports forming a series of com presence oftwo Witnesses.

part-merits for the reception of type in galleys and forms, the saidshelves each having a JOHN JEHLE' ledge at the front and rear edgesslightly less \Vitnesses: v

in height than the surface of the shelf, and a F. W. LANE,

gutter or trough surrounding the upper shelf OTTO KUEFFNER.

